Utility Allowance

HACA Utility Allowance

Post 09 February 2011

Last Updated on 08 April 2015

By Irv Aragon

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The Housing Authority of the County of Alameda's (HACA's) utility allowance is its estimate of the monthly cost of the reasonable consumption of those essential utilities (and, if supplied by the tenant, the refrigerator and/or stove) not included in the tenant rent but for which the tenant is responsible. The utility allowance does not include the cost of telephone or cable services.

The utility allowances below are effective 7/1/15 for moves and income redeterminations effective 7/1/15 or later.

7/1/15 Utility Allowance - Multi-Unit Buildings & Attached Homes

Studio

1-Br

2-Br

3-Br

4-Br

5-Br

6-Br

Heating - Electric

$9

$9

$13

$16

$19

$29

$33

Heating - Gas

$10

$15

$17

$20

$22

$23

$26

Cooking - Electric

$2

$2

$3

$3

$3

$4

$5

Cooking - Gas

$2

$3

$3

$3

$3

$3

$3

Hot Water - Electric

$12

$13

$23

$29

$30

$29

$30

Hot Water - Gas

$7

$10

$13

$18

$21

$24

$28

Refrigerator1

$2

$2

$2

$2

$2

$2

$2

Stove1

$2

$2

$2

$2

$2

$2

$2

Water

$22

$34

$40

$49

$68

$72

$83

Sewer

$21

$21

$21

$21

$21

$21

$24

Trash

$25

$25

$25

$45

$45

$66

$76

Electric - Other

$13

$17

$23

$28

$32

$35

$40

1 Tenant-Supplied

7/1/15 Utility Allowance- Single Family

Studio

1-Br

2-Br

3-Br

4-Br

5-Br

6-Br

Heating - Electric

$10

$10

$21

$27

$46

$50

$58

Heating - Gas

$15

$19

$24

$29

$33

$41

$47

Cooking - Electric

$2

$2

$3

$3

$3

$4

$5

Cooking - Gas

$2

$3

$3

$3

$3

$3

$3

Hot Water - Electric

$12

$13

$22

$29

$30

$29

$30

Hot Water - Gas

$7

$10

$13

$18

$20

$23

$26

Refrigerator1

$2

$2

$2

$2

$2

$2

$2

Stove1

$2

$2

$2

$2

$2

$2

$2

Water

$28

$39

$50

$61

$78

$89

$102

Sewer

$27

$27

$27

$27

$27

$27

$29

Trash

$25

$25

$25

$45

$45

$66

$76

Electric - Other

$13

$17

$23

$28

$32

$35

$40

1 Tenant-Supplied

The utility allowances below are effective 7/1/14 for moves and income redeterminations effective 7/1/14 or later.